Code
Hierarchy
Notes
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CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
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Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
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Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
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1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
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2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
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3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery
Inclusion Terms
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Placental dysfunction
Use Additional
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code from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
Excludes 1
Excludes 2
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maternal care for poor fetal growth due to placental insufficiency (O36.5-)
- O36.5 Maternal care for known or suspected poor fetal growth
- O44 Placenta previa
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placental polyp (O90.89)
- O90.89 Other complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
- O41.14 Placentitis
- O45 Premature separation of placenta [abruptio placentae]